Poster Session

Poster Session presenters will be provided with a melamine backdrop
1 metre by 1 metre to which they may attach their poster. It is recommended
that a sufficiently large font be used to make the poster legible from a
distance. It is anticipated that each poster will be displayed for two
days (the first two days or the last two days).

Student-postdocs Travel Awards

This program is sponsored by CMS, CAIMS, SSC, CRM, the Fields Institute and PIMS.

Around 15 travel Grants of $500 will be awarded to graduate
students and postdocs attending Toulouse-2004 and giving a talk or
presenting a poster in the poster session.

Applicants must be graduate students or postdocs, at a Canadian University or Institute. To apply for this funding, please have a letter written by your Supervisor or departmental Graduate Advisor, briefly answering the following: Name of Student, Area of study and level, How will the student benefit from the meeting? Will the student be presenting a poster?

If successful, the student or postdoc will receive the cheque on showing the receipt for registration at the Toulouse meeting.
Doctoral students are exempt from registration fees, provided they register
before May 31, 2004.

Social Events

There will be an opening reception (welcoming of participants) at the
Mairie de Toulouse at 6:00 p.m. on July 12 2004. On July 13 and 14,
participants can enjoy festivities organized by the city of Toulouse,
such as the fireworks on July 14.

Availability of Video Projectors

While every lecture room is equiped with an overhead projector,
video projectors are available upon request. Speakers who wish to
use a video projector for their talk are asked to notify the meeting
secretariat
(marie-line.chemin@math.ups-tlse.fr).

Registration

The registration form is available in the Forms section
of this website. Electronic pre-registration is also available.

Registration fees are in Euros. Payment for preregistration may be
made by purchase order (an invoice will be sent upon receipt of your
purchase order), cheque, or by VISA, MasterCard, or Eurocard. It is
absolutely required that you complete the Payment Form
(found in the forms section),
and return it by fax or by mail as
this form is required in France for the deposit/processing of your
fees payment.

Registration Fees

Category

Fee
(Euros)

Before June 1

After June 1

persons
with a grant

200

250

persons without grants
and members of one of the societies

100

125

non-members without grants

130

165

Members under 30 years of age

40

50

non-members under 30 years of age

70

85

Doctoral students are exempt from registration fees, provided they register
before May 31, 2004.

Please note that payment must be RECEIVED IN TOULOUSE on or before JUNE 1 in order to qualify for reduced rates.

Why Preregister?

Wondering whether to pre-register or wait until you arrive? Here are some
advantages to pre-registering.

many can take advantage of reduced fees until the early registration
deadline (see above)

your name would appear on the list of participants on our web site

your Meeting Kit will be waiting for you on your arrival and no waiting
in line to process your registration!

For all these reasons, we encourage you to preregister, whether it be
before or after the early registration deadline. If you'd like to
preregister and enjoy the above benefits, please visit our web site to
use our online forms.

Refund Policy

Participants wishing to cancel their registration must notify the organizers in writing before June 1, 2004 to receive a full refund. Refunds after this date will not be possible.

Accomodation

It is recommended that bookings be made early in order to avoid
disappointment. A Booking Form is available in the
forms section of this web site.

The deadline for receipt of the Booking Form is June 1. After this
date, bookings will be made according to hotel vacancies. Please
complete all sections of the form - and make sure to include your fax
number. Should you have any special requests, please contact
RESERV'HÔTELS MP directly.

Additional details regarding accommodation choices choice will be
posted to this web site as they become available.
For those wishing to make their own reservations, a list of local
hotels is provided below.

Travel

The City of Toulouse: Detailed information regarding the City of
Toulouse, including tourism Information, local weather and climate,
airport shuttle information, site and street maps are available at the web sites: